The Empire of Gold by Shannon Chakraborty
Matching ukulele and slide is no news at all, many players already use it. In majority, slide is only used when playing the blues. But this book sees the topic in complexity and except for Blues, ukulelist can play traditional, gospels, fiddle tunes, Hawaian music, carol and classical music. The book contains 32 songs. Includes: Frankie and Johnny, Down by the Sally Gardens, Shady Grove, East Virginia, The Streets of Laredo, Worried Man Blues, Careless love, The Cruel War, Little Maggie, Nine Pound Hammer, Greensleeves, Red Hair Boy, Aloha Oe, Can Can and many more. For the reason the book is written for a standard ukulele (g-c-e-a) with high g string, you can just take a bottleneck, lay the ukulele on your lap and start playing. Check out samples from books: http: //osos.sweb.cz/preview-ukulele.pdf See also songs books: 1) Gospel Slide Ukulele Solos 2) Irish tunes for slide ukulele“The City of Brass is the best adult fantasy I’ve read since The Name of the WindIt’s stunning and complex and consuming and fantastic. You must read it.”
Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes
“A rich Middle Eastern fantasy…Against [a] syncretic yet nonderivative and totally credible backdrop, Chakraborty has constructed a compelling yarn of personal ambition, power politics, racial and religious tensions, strange magics, and terrifying creatures, culminating in a cataclysmic showdown that few readers will anticipate…Best of all, the narrative feels rounded and complete yet poised to deliver still more. Highly impressive and exceptionally promising.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“An opulent masterpiece. Chakraborty's debut is desire-soaked, intrigue-laced, and ripe with so-delicious-you'll-sink-your-teeth-into-it worldbuilding and equally mesmerizing characters. The City of Brass is a must-read.”
Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen
“A richly imagined, stunningly immersive book that takes you into a world of darkly alluring djinn, terrifying monsters and beguiling magic. Subversive and clever in its politics, nothing is quite as it seems in treacherous, seductive Daevabad. Peopled with irresistible characters and steeped in the myths of the Middle East, The City of Brass is a dazzlingly inventive tale, set in a world that feels both familiar and new. You will race to the end of this bold and brilliant debut.”
Ausma Zehanat Khan, award-winning author of the Khattak/Getty mysteries and The Bloodprint
Shannon Chakraborty is the author of the critically acclaimed and internationally best-selling The Daevabad Trilogy. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages and nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. When not buried in books about thirteenth-century con artists and Abbasid political intrigue, she enjoys hiking, knitting, and re-creating unnecessarily complicated medieval meals. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @SAChakrabooks, where she likes to talk about history, politics, and Islamic art. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, daughter, and an ever-increasing number of cats.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008239527 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008239525 |
| Title | The Empire of Gold |
| Author | Shannon Chakraborty |
| Series | The Daevabad Trilogy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2021-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 800 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |